RACV

The RACV says it could be ten years before we see fully-autonomous last-mile buses shuttling commuters around public roads. Speaking to CarAdvice at the launch of driverless bus trials at LaTrobe University, Bryce Prosser, general manager of public policy and corporate affairs at RACV, said autonomous technology testing was still in its "embryonic" stage.

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) has called on the Turnbull Government to dig deep and invest $150,000 into the National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS), launched in 2011 to help combat the country's road toll. The NRSS was developed with the aim of cutting Australia's road toll by "at least" 30 per cent, by 2020. In 2011, there were 1291 fatalities on the nation's roads, while the year to September 2016 showed 1273 deaths.

The VACC and RACV have joined forces to launch the Australian Motoring Festival – a four-day celebration of all things automotive set for Melbourne in 2015. The successor to the Melbourne leg of the Australian international motor show that was last held in 2011, the Australian Motoring Festival will run from March 26-29 at the Melbourne Showgrounds.